FAQs

We have collaborated with American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) certifying boards to simplify and align the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process to better meet the needs of physicians and educators. MOC is also referred to as Continuing Certification or Continuous Certification. Although it may be called different names by different boards, the intent is the same. These collaborations increase the number and diversity of accredited CME activities that meet the requirements for MOC and streamline the process for accredited CME providers and physicians.

CME providers do not need to submit MOC applications for approval to the certifying boards that are collaborating with the ACCME. Instead, accredited CME providers use PARS to register activities for these programs using a trust and verify framework. As part of this registration process, providers attest to compliance with certifying board requirements, agree to collect the required individual learner completion data and report it via PARS, agree to abide by certifying board/ACCME requirements for use of the data, agree to allow ACCME to publish data about the activity on ACCME’s website, and agree to comply with requests for information about the activity if the activity is selected for review by the ACCME.

If you are new to MOC, you may want to first read the CME for MOC beginner’s guide, as this goes over the collaboration at a high level.